Delhi Daredevils, beat Kings XI by 5 wickets, to march into IPL play-offs-Cricket, IPL, Sports

Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday. Delhi have made it to the playoffs with this win over Kings XI. Kings XI are not out of the playoffs race yet, they have two games remaining but will need to win both of them. Punjab has won the toss and they scored 136/8 (20), Aaron and Yadav were excellent with their pace, line, length and variations. The chase was off to a disastrous start but Jayawardena ensured his side was through safely. Ojha played a fine knock in the middle. Delhi pace man Umesh Yadav got the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling spell.

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Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Twenty20 match | 2012 season
Played at
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
15 May 2012 – day/night (20-over match)


Kings XI Punjab innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mandeep Singh	c Sehwag b Aaron	21	12	5	0	175.00
5.3 Sehwag is not the fastest on the field, but he is a very safe catcher anywhere on it, here he takes out Mandeep with a low tumbling catch at short midwicket, Mandeep lived by the pull, he’s fallen by it, did not time it this time, and that allowed Sehwag some time to react to the stroke 43/2
SE Marsh	c †Ojha b Aaron	13	15	3	0	86.66
3.1 Marsh has been given caught down the leg side, and Aaron has struck first ball, Aaron angled it in from around the stumps, it was headed down the leg side, Marsh tried to turn it fine but ended up getting something on it for the keeper to take a diving catch to his right, seemed to be bit of both bat and thigh pad 24/1
N Saini†	c Sehwag b Yadav	15	15	2	0	100.00
7.2 Sehwag had posted himself at wide slip, and he pouches yet another sharp catch, just about manages to hold onto it in the right hand, Saini done in by the away movement on Umesh’s good length ball, pushed at it but got a thick edge 54/3
DJ Hussey*	not out	40	35	5	1	114.28

DA Miller	run out (Negi)	4	7	0	0	57.14
9.4 Yadav to Hussey, there’s a mix-up between the batsmen and Miller has to go. Hussey smashed the ball to mid-on, he hit it very hard. Miller set off from the non-striker’s end but there was no single there. Hussey sent him back, but Miller had already come a long way down. He was caught well short by the direct hit from Negi. Maybe Miller thought the fielder was at long on? 63/4
Azhar Mahmood	c Pathan b Yadav	9	7	1	0	128.57
11.5 that looked as a clean a hit as any as it sped off the bat from a full length, but Irfan has got in the way at long off, he is not far from the rope as he moves to his right, times the leap superbly to take the catch, and ensures he does not trod onto the rope as he comes down 80/5
Gurkeerat Singh	st †Ojha b Negi	8	5	2	0	160.00
12.5 excellent comeback from Negi, Gurkeerat is in the mood to go after everything, Negi this time does not give him pace, he slows it up, flights it nicely, draws Gurkeerat out and into a loose drive way inside the line, and gets it to spin away for Ojha to complete the stumping 88/6
PP Chawla	c †Ojha b Yadav	10	14	0	0	71.42
17.1 Ojha has taken another fine catch tonight, Chawla backed away outside leg and swung at this length ball, thick edge flew to Ojha’s left, he reacted quickly to pouch it safely as he tumbled down 117/7
P Kumar	run out (Aaron)	8	5	1	0	160.00
18.1 Morkel to Hussey, direct hit at the striker’s end from Aaron at extra cover, and it has caught PK just short, PK wasn’t exactly charging across for the run, Hussey cannot believe that PK did not make it 126/8
P Awana	not out	4	5	0	0	80.00

Extras	(lb 3, w 1)	4

Total	(8 wickets; 20 overs)	136	(6.80 runs per over)

Did not bat Harmeet Singh

Fall of wickets 1-24 (Marsh, 3.1 ov), 2-43 (Mandeep Singh, 5.3 ov), 3-54 (Saini, 7.2 ov), 4-63 (Miller, 9.4 ov), 5-80 (Azhar Mahmood, 11.5 ov), 6-88 (Gurkeerat Singh, 12.5 ov), 7-117 (Chawla, 17.1 ov), 8-126 (Kumar, 18.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	4	0	24	0	6.00

Y Venugopal Rao	1	0	13	0	13.00

M Morkel	4	0	32	0	8.00

VR Aaron	4	0	19	2	4.75
3.1 to Marsh, Marsh has been given caught down the leg side, and Aaron has struck first ball, Aaron angled it in from around the stumps, it was headed down the leg side, Marsh tried to turn it fine but ended up getting something on it for the keeper to take a diving catch to his right, seemed to be bit of both bat and thigh pad 24/1 5.3 to Mandeep Singh, Sehwag is not the fastest on the field, but he is a very safe catcher anywhere on it, here he takes out Mandeep with a low tumbling catch at short midwicket, Mandeep lived by the pull, he’s fallen by it, did not time it this time, and that allowed Sehwag some time to react to the stroke 43/2
P Negi	3	0	24	1	8.00
12.5 to Gurkeerat Singh, excellent comeback from Negi, Gurkeerat is in the mood to go after everything, Negi this time does not give him pace, he slows it up, flights it nicely, draws Gurkeerat out and into a loose drive way inside the line, and gets it to spin away for Ojha to complete the stumping 88/6
UT Yadav	4	0	21	3	5.25	(1w)
7.2 to Saini, Sehwag had posted himself at wide slip, and he pouches yet another sharp catch, just about manages to hold onto it in the right hand, Saini done in by the away movement on Umesh’s good length ball, pushed at it but got a thick edge 54/3 11.5 to Azhar Mahmood, that looked as a clean a hit as any as it sped off the bat from a full length, but Irfan has got in the way at long off, he is not far from the rope as he moves to his right, times the leap superbly to take the catch, and ensures he does not trod onto the rope as he comes down 80/5 17.1 to Chawla, Ojha has taken another fine catch tonight, Chawla backed away outside leg and swung at this length ball, thick edge flew to Ojha’s left, he reacted quickly to pouch it safely as he tumbled down 117/7


Delhi Daredevils innings (target: 137 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
DA Warner	c Azhar Mahmood b Kumar	14	8	3	0	175.00
2.1 Warner is gone, nothing shot, went a touch casually at this short of a length wide delivery that seemed to move away slightly, ended up playing a sot of flat-batted waft in the end, top-edge is taken by Mahmood around gully 21/1
V Sehwag*	b Awana	8	9	0	1	88.88
3.1 game on, Awana is celebrating, before anyone else realises what has happened, he sees that the off bail has come off, a sharp back of a length ball coming in, Sehwag misses as he looks to work it to leg, it clips the off bail off the pad, Hussey throws his arms up in relief 28/2
Y Venugopal Rao	c †Saini b Awana	7	7	1	0	100.00
5.2 there was a sound, and he has been given, Awana continues to impress, Rao trying to drive a straightish good length ball, gets a feather through to the keeper 37/3
DPMD Jayawardene	not out	56	49	8	0	114.28

LRPL Taylor	c †Saini b Awana	0	2	0	0	0.00
5.4 Taylor does not look happy, but there was a sound again, boy, is this lad Awana sharp off the pitch, draws Taylor into a poke with one that holds its line outside off stump, and the thin edge is taken by the keeper 37/4
NV Ojha†	c Mandeep Singh b Chawla	34	29	3	2	117.24
13.6 Chawla smiles at the irony, a long hop gets him a wicket, Ojha smashes it straight to Mandeep at deep midwicket, he does not mess up, takes it safely just inside the rope 95/5
IK Pathan	not out	19	10	3	0	190.00

Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2

Total	(5 wickets; 19 overs)	140	(7.36 runs per over)

Did not bat P Negi,
M Morkel,
VR Aaron,
UT Yadav

Fall of wickets 1-21 (Warner, 2.1 ov), 2-28 (Sehwag, 3.1 ov), 3-37 (Venugopal Rao, 5.2 ov), 4-37 (Taylor, 5.4 ov), 5-95 (Ojha, 13.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
P Kumar	4	0	28	1	7.00
2.1 to Warner, Warner is gone, nothing shot, went a touch casually at this short of a length wide delivery that seemed to move away slightly, ended up playing a sot of flat-batted waft in the end, top-edge is taken by Mahmood around gully 21/1
Azhar Mahmood	4	0	34	0	8.50	(1w)

P Awana	4	0	22	3	5.50
3.1 to Sehwag, game on, Awana is celebrating, before anyone else realises what has happened, he sees that the off bail has come off, a sharp back of a length ball coming in, Sehwag misses as he looks to work it to leg, it clips the off bail off the pad, Hussey throws his arms up in relief 28/2 5.2 to Venugopal Rao, there was a sound, and he has been given, Awana continues to impress, Rao trying to drive a straightish good length ball, gets a feather through to the keeper 37/3 5.4 to Taylor, Taylor does not look happy, but there was a sound again, boy, is this lad Awana sharp off the pitch, draws Taylor into a poke with one that holds its line outside off stump, and the thin edge is taken by the keeper 37/4
PP Chawla	4	1	33	1	8.25
13.6 to Ojha, Chawla smiles at the irony, a long hop gets him a wicket, Ojha smashes it straight to Mandeep at deep midwicket, he does not mess up, takes it safely just inside the rope 95/5
Harmeet Singh	3	0	22	0	7.33